DIY Industrial Style Media Stand With Wheels

Today’s project is an easy to make DIY industrial style media stand with wheels tutorial.

Boy oh boy… do I have my work cut out for me! With only about six weeks to get as much done as I can to make this place look good before I turn it over to the property manager to rent I need to pick my projects wisely. This spot drove me nuts every time I walked by.

I can’t do much about the off-centered TV for the moment but knew I could do something about the awful TV stand! I had a design idea in my head and did a quick search on Pinterest for an industrial style media stand with wheels just to be sure I didn’t find something better. Funny, I did. A good friend and awesome blogger’s project came up. Debbie from Refresh Restyle made an awesome 7 foot long console media stand. I modified her plans for my compact size and love it!

How To Make A DIY Industrial Style Media Stand

I wanted to make an easy to build DIY tv or media stand that didn’t take a lot of cutting or tools. You could actually skip the cutting all together and have Home Depot cut 2 eight foot 10″ x 2″ boards in half and just do the assembly. You’ll find the pipe supplies to make this DIY industrial style media stand in a plumbing department. I use affiliate links to help you find the products I used on this project.

I made two of these DIY industrial style media stands, one for each unit, at the last-minute I decided to make the smaller unit media stand three feet long and trimmed a foot off one set of my boards.

Notice the floor rug on my folding table? Use a rubber backed throw rug to keep a saw or tool from slipping and sliding on a slick surface 🙂 It’s one of my favorite tricks.

Step 1. Make the media stand shelves. Put pocket holes on each side of two boards with the Kreg Jig set at 1 1/2″. Make one set for the top and one set for the bottom. The number of pocket holes I made is overkill. Three sets on one side and two sets on the other are more than sufficient 🙂

Step 2. Prestain and stain the wood shelves before assembling and let dry. Spray paint the hex head screws black by sticking them into a piece of styrofoam or cardboard to keep them standing. If you want the castor wheels black on your DIY industrial style media stand, spray paint them now. I didn’t spray paint my pipes and flanges because I like the finish they came with. If you want them all the same color as the wheels, paint them at this time too.

Step 3. Install four of the flanges onto the underside of the top shelf with the #12 hex head screws. Screw the galvanized pipes into the flanges. Next, add the other flange onto the other end.

Step 4. Flip the top piece over and position it on top of the lower shelf. Attach the flanges to the bottom shelf with the #12 hex head screws. I used my new favorite tool, my Kreg Multi-Mark to quickly measure the distance to place my castors. What a time saver it is!

Step 5. Turn the media cart over and attach the wheels to the bottom with the #14 hex head screws.

My DIY Industrial media stand with wheels is a huge improvement in the room already!

One project down and huge list of more to come! I’ve updated the photos to include a few after we painted the room and put down the wood floors. Whew! We’ve come a long way and there’s still more to come!

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Hi Paula. I’m happy to be home for the Thanksgiving holiday! Yes, the TV stands are a huge improvement over what
was there. I’m thrilled that I have more areas to decorate with more than one style. Thanks so much for your visit!

Hi Penelope & thank you! I’m putting the smaller one together today for the other unit. It looks SO much better than what was there before! The place is coming along and has projects in various stages all over! Thanks for leaving a note & can’t wait to see you out here 🙂

Wonderful job Wendi and from here it looks centered, but if it isn’t you can always place a tall plant next to it.
I love the design it is so versatile and could be used in most any decor. You are moving right along, if it were me I would still be sitting around saying I want to do this or that, then end up hiring someone. YOU are just amazing.

Hi Patty… I’m thinking I’ll place something tall in the corner like you said. I angled the TV on the wall bracket and it’s a little better. It is a good design, I don’t know why I haven’t done this for the FL house yet. I think the clock ticking in the background and knowing I only have about 5 weeks left to finish here keeps me moving along. Panic is always a good motivator! LOL Thanks so much for the thumbs up & sweet note!

Hi Patty and yes I am going home for the entire week. My kids and grandson are coming out and I can’t wait to see them…and hubby:) We are just on a timeline out here because the places are pre-rented! You are so sweet to ask. Thanks so much! I hope you have good plans set for Thanksgiving as well!

Hi Mary & thank you! Almost anything would have been an improvement over what they had here. This was so easy to build and didn’t take much time at all. Yes, the TV looks more centered, I pulled it out from the wall bracket. I’m still itching to center it but since I have a limited amount of time here to make the place look good this season I need to pick my “battles” wisely! Thanks so much for your visit!

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Wendi has shared hundreds of DIY projects and tutorials in home decor, home improvement and small home living on her blog H2OBungalow. Her small project house on the water is the stage where she transforms the outdated and ugly into a beautiful functional home. Her blog is her venue to inspire and empower others to take charge and creatively tackle their own home challenges. She frequently works with national and international brands and her work has been seen in popular venues such as Good Housekeeping, Bob Villa and Southern Living.